Back-band hook.



N. WILLIAMSON.

BACK BAND HOOK.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 7,1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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PETER B. MOSELEY, OF GREENFIELID, TENNESSEE.

BACK-BAND HOOK.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 7, 1913. Serial No. 799,?60.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Nnw'ron H. VVILLIAM- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenfield, in the county of lVeakley and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Back- Band Hooks, of which the following is a specification, reference being-had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in buckles or the like and more particularly to a back band hook for use in connection with harness and the primary object of the invention is to provide a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be ver 'eflicient and useful in operation.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing a device which is formed of few and simple parts which may be quickly and readily applied one to the other in the application of the device to use.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement.

section therethrough; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the same.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which 1 indicates a back band strap of the usual or any preferred design having a 100112 formed or otherwise secured thereon. My improveddevice comprises a closed elongated loop 3 which is suitablyengaged with the loop 2 0n the band and formed centrally on one portion of the loop 3, is a shank, the outer end of which is curved to form a hook 5 for the engagement of a flexible member 6, such as a chain or thelike.

The one section or portion of the closed loop 3, on which the shank 4 is formed,is pivotally received in spaced knuckles? which are formed on. one end of a plate 8, the latter being of any desired size and.

adapted to rest on the strap or'band 1..

Formed on the side edges of the plate 8, at points adjacent the end havlng the knuckles termed thereon are the tongues 9 which are Patented AugA; 1914..

bent inwardly toward one another over the top face of the plate and the free ends of the same are bent upwardly in spaced relation to one another to form the spring locking lugs 10. These locking lugs have the extreme free ends thereof bent outwardly, as shown at 11, to readily receive the shank l thcrebetwcen and the portions ofthe lugs 10 immediately below the extreme free ends of the same are bent inwardly toward one another to form a reduced space therebetween and this obviously afl'ords aspringlocking means for the shank with the hook thereon. The'free end of the hook 5 is also received between the upper edges of the lugs 10 and thus said. lugs form a closing means for the open end of the hook when a member is engaged with the latter.

By drawing urnvardly upon the hook, the shank may be released, from its engagement with the spring locking lugs 10 and the flexible member thus disengaged from the hook. It will be seen that the engagement of the locking lugs with the shank and hook member thereon is such as toprevent the casual. disengagement of said shank and hook member when the device is in use.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my in'lproved device, the manner of applying thesamc to use will be readily understood and it will be seen that I have provided a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very cflicicnt and useful in operation.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim is l l. A device of the class described comprising a loop, a shankextending laterally from one arm of said loop, a plate having spaced knuckles pivotally connected to said arm of the loop on opposite sides of the shank, said shank being adapted to rest upon the plate and having its free end bent to form a hook,

i said plate carrying spring locking tongues.

for locking engagement with the shank and the free'end of said hook.

2. A device ofthe class described coniprising a loop, a shank extending laterally from one arm of said loop, a plate having spaced knuckles pivotally connected to said upon the plate and having its free end bent to fornia hook, sald plate having inwardly extending spring locking tongues formed on t-he'side edges thereof for locking engagement with the shank, and the free ends of said locking tongues being disposed upwardly for engagement with the free end of said hook to close the open end of the hook.

3. A device of the class described comprising .a plate, a loop hinged to one end thereof, a shank formed on said loop to ex tend longitudinally of the plate and bear againstthe same, the free end of said shank being designedto form a hook, inwardly extending spring locking tongues formed on the-side edges of said plate and adapted to bear against .said shank, said tongues having upwardly extending portions adapted to engage the free end of the hook member; i

at. A device of the class describedcoinprising a plate, a loop hinged to one end" to exthereof, a shank formed on said loop tend longitudinally of he plate and rest against the same, thefree end of the shank being designed to. form a hook, and inwardly extending spring locking tongues formed on the side edges ofthe plate, said tongues bearing against said shank, the

tongues having upwardly bent portions in spaced rel a-tion to one another to form locking lugs to receive the free end of said hook,

said locking lugs also closing the open end of said. hook, as andfo-r the purpose de- (ioples of this patent may be obtained for'five cents'each, by addressing the Coinmissioner of Patents.

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